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Pfizer Exec’s Tips for ‘Managing’ Journalists

By | 02.03.09 | 12:57 pm

Influence comes in many forms. Often, influencing the influencers is a smart strategy. Free food never hurts, either.

The head of public relations for the pharmaceutical giant Pfizer makes free food a centerpiece of his “tips for managing journalists” an industry conference, Advertising Age reports.

Obama Deploys Robot to Fight Ayers Attack (Video)

By | 10.31.08 | 6:01 am

Maybe there’s too much caffeine coursing through the Obama campaign’s new media department. Or maybe they’ve just had it with Sen. John McCain’s robocalls about Bill Ayers.

The latest item on Sen. Barack Obama’s official YouTube channel is a wacky, dorky, irreverent video titled, really, “Robots Attack!

Wonder why they More…

Obama Video Imagines McCain Victory

By | 09.29.08 | 10:30 am

If Sen. John McCain wins this election, the first victory announcement won’t come on the news.

That’s because the Obama campaign has already declared a McCain victory — using the prospect as a viral tool to motivate activists in a creative online video, “Bad News.”

CBS Offers Sneak Peak of Palin on Foreign Policy

By | 09.25.08 | 2:58 pm

CBS has released another clip of Katie Couric’s interview with Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. Tonight’s segment will focus on foreign policy — and judging from this clip, it’s a doozy. Take a look:

VIDEO: Security Fears At Afghan Market

By | 09.25.08 | 1:00 pm

Last week I had the opportunity to visit the market in Zormat, a district center in the southwest part of Afghanistan’s Paktia Province. The market, which takes about 10 minutes to walk through, is pretty much the center of Zormat’s economic activity. And from what I saw, that center isn’t More…

Video: Pain on Main Street

By | 09.25.08 | 11:03 am

Beyond the politics of Washington, one thing seems clear to many homeowners on the verge of foreclosure, there is no significant relief in sight from the government or Wall Street.

Video: Report From Afghan-Pakistan Border

By | 09.19.08 | 4:31 pm

FORWARD OPERATING BASE SALERNO, Afghanistan — Spencer Ackerman reports from a dangerous region 12 miles from the porous Pakistan border, where Taliban insurgents cross into the country to fire rockets at the base home to 5,500 U.S. troops.